Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician

Main area Medicines Optimisation Pharmacy Technician Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week Job  

Site Banham House Town Bodmin Salary £32,073 - £39,043 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern.

In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Join our newly developed Centralised Prescribing Team and help improve access, safety and efficiency across Community Mental Health Services.

We are seeking a motivated and organised Pharmacy Technician to join our Centralised Prescribing Team, supporting Community Mental Health Teams across the service. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the safe and effective management of prescribing processes, working closely with prescribers, pharmacy colleagues, administrators and multidisciplinary teams.

You will support the coordination of prescribing requests, medicines reconciliation and medicines management activities, helping to ensure timely and efficient prescribing across community mental health services. The role includes providing medication-related support to clinicians, resolving prescribing queries from patients, carers and healthcare professionals, maintaining accurate electronic patient records, and contributing to medication safety, audit and quality improvement initiatives. You will also work collaboratively with community pharmacies, GP practices and specialist mental health services.

We are looking for a qualified Pharmacy Technician registered with the GPhC who has experience in pharmacy services and medicines management. You should have strong organisational and communication skills, experience with electronic prescribing systems, and the ability to work independently while contributing effectively within a multidisciplinary team.

• Support the day-to-day operation of the Centralised Prescribing Team.
• Process and coordinate prescribing requests in line with Trust policies and procedures.
• Undertake medicines reconciliation and support medicines management activities.
• Provide prescribing and medication-related support to clinicians and clinical teams.
• Monitor prescribing…